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Great News: Jaylen Brown Will Reportedly Not Have an Ego in Philadelphia

By Matt Schultz

Published: Jul 30th, 2026 · 4:52 PM EDT

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Shams reporting some Jaylen Brown and LeBron James tidbits:

Shams:

"Jaylen Brown wanted LeBron James there. He did his part to recruit him there…one person around Jaylen Brown told me today he's gonna approach this with no ego" pic.twitter.com/sLyNXoZdNf

— Oh No He Didn't (@ohnohedidnt24) July 28, 2026

“…One person around Jalen Brown told me today, ‘He’s going to approach this with no ego.’ But there are going to be a lot of people who want the ball in their hands next season, and that’s why LeBron James making a decision, obviously in conversations with Nick Nurse and the Sixers, to be the guy that’s gonna set the table for all of them, to try to put them in positions where they can score, and he can be the facilitator.”

Look, there can be no doubt: This is good news. This is definitely good. “One person around Jaylen Brown” says Brown is not bringing an ego to this Sixers team. That’s great. Nice. That’s for the best. There are suddenly a lot of good players on the Sixers. A lot of guys who are accustomed to having high usage. Jaylen Brown sees that and, like a good, responsible, honorable teammate, has decided to not approach this new team with any ego. I’m happy about that. This is good. 

Now, for argument’s sake, is it slightly worrisome that “one person around Jaylen Brown” had to bring this up? That this person felt the need to clear the air three months before the season is set to begin?

Sure. I could see that. 

Also – and this is just devil’s advocate stuff, here – by announcing that Jaylen is not bringing his ego, is “one person around Jaylen Brown” inadvertently admitting the existence of said ego? An ego that he normally would be bringing to a basketball team? An ego that he knows could be problematic, which is why he’s getting out in front of it by saying, actually, it will not be a problem, because it will not be present? 

Perhaps. Perhaps…

Following this train of thought, just for fun, of course, is it concerning to think about how you never, ever hear reports about the egos of normal, nice, good teammates? From beloved players, like Steph Curry, or even just marginal players you don’t really think about much, like Buddy Hield, or Gradey Dick? That, come to think of it, off the top of my head, the only other players I’ve ever heard mentioned in ego reports like this are Jimmy Butler and Draymond Green? Two of the most notorious dickheads in all of sports, one of whom actively torpedoed multiple teams in order to get traded, while the other one famously punched his own teammate in the face on camera during practice? Could all of this be seen as very bad? 

Maybe… If you read it a certain way… It’s not outside the realm of possibility…

But I’m not going to worry about that. I am going to choose to believe “one person around Jaylen Brown.” I’m not going sit here ruminating on how Jaylen and people close to him are allegedly having conversations about his ego and whether or not it could be a problem, conversations so noteworthy that Shams ends up finding out about them. I’m not going to think about how it seems like “one person around Jaylen Brown” basically just announced “Don’t worry everyone, he’s not going to be an asshole,” which is not comforting, because that’s exactly what someone who is going to be an asshole would tell someone close to them. 

This is all good news. I’m glad Jaylen will have no ego this year. It’s great.